ONCE  again, it’s time to say a massive thank you to the drama group for another superb pantomime.

Great to see some new faces and a smashing surprise to see the BBC’s Colin Briggs. Well done!

ALLENDALE Village Hall Film Club is showing Paddington on February 22. Featuring everyone’s favourite bear, it stars Hugh Bonneville and Julie Walters. Cheese and wine from 7.15pm and curtain up at 7.45pm.

IT'S  time to think about filling your squirrel feeders to help our native red sqirrels here in the Allen Valleys.

You can join Red Squirrels Northern England on February 27 at the Heritage Centre in Allenheads from 10.30am until 1pm to find out what more you can do to help.

I KNOW I said I wouldn’t do this again, but I have to admit that there’s rising frustration and disgust with irresponsible dog owners.

It is still everyone’s responsibility to report such things to the county council, but one resident feels that our parish council should follow the example set by a village near Colchester where they are using DNA testing to identify perpetrators. Just bag it and bin it, it’s easy!

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